Official moOde 7.5.0 support thread

[the_bertrum]

One thing I have noticed with Spotify Connect on 7.5.0 is that when i adjust the volume by pressing volume up/down buttons on my iphone, the result is stuttering/dropout on Moode as the volume 'catches up' over Spotify Connect.  I don't recall this happening previously... it was a little laggy in raising/lowering the volume but it didn't actually interrupt the music.    I may try a fresh install to see if there's any improvement

I actually noticed this too last night.  Most of my players have maximum volume all the time (downstream amplifiers control the volume), but one in an old radio in the kitchen uses in-player controls.  I rarely listen to Spotify on that one, but did just last night.  I wondered if it was simply that I'm using a Pi Zero and it can't cope.  What hardware is yours running on?

That is a common element between us!   This is on a Pi Zero W, with a Hifiberry DAC+ Pro HAT.   I know the librespot version changed in this release, so maybe that is a factor.  I will experiment this weekend with the clean install (I had in-place upgraded from 7.4.1) and I have plenty of larger PI's I can test with to see if the Pi Zero is the root or not.

I've just tried the different volume curves in the Spotify renderer and they all have the same behaviour.  I'll try adjusting the volume on one of my RPi4 based players tonight.

Seems like it's the Pi Zero.   I did a fresh install of 7.5.0 and that didn't help.   I then tried it in my RPi 400 and did not have the skipping/interrupt behavior -- I raised/lowered the volume from my iphone and also from a PC client and the spotify connected Moode Rpi 400 worked as expected.   I suppose I could revert back to 7.4.1 but its not a huge deal and I probably listen to more things MPD than Spotify Connect.   I could replace it with a larger PI but really love the form factor of the PiZero for my desk -- a user on Thingiverse did a great 3D print case design for PiZero with Hifiberry DAC+ Pro HAT.   Sounds great attached to some Beoplay S3's.

Yup, my testing agrees with yours.  No issues on my pi4 based players.  I find it only skips when the volume is pressed more than once in a row (or held down).  A strategy of single presses and pauses will raise or lower the volume without stuttering, but obviously takes a longer time to make big adjustments.